Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAMERICAN astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. From 1930 until 2006, Pluto sat comfortably beyond Neptune as the ninth planet in our solar system. In 2006, however, changes were made. The truth is, nothing about Pluto changed, but the definition of a planet did. Once these changes became official, Pluto no longer fits the […]
How do antacids help to relieve gastric?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFIBRE Antacids are over-the-counter medications that help neutralise stomach acid. Antacids usually come as a liquid, chewable gummy or tablet, or tablet that you dissolve in water to drink. They can be used to treat symptoms of excess stomach acid, such as: Acid reflux, which can include regurgitation, bitter taste, persistent dry cough, pain when […]
Why do dogs wag their tail?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWagging the tail is an emotional language that dogs speak. If the tail sets are not wagging, it shows that the dog is relaxed. The relaxed position of tails may differ between breeds of dogs where their tail hangs down to their heels while some have their tails curled upwards. If you see your dog […]
How fish rain is possible?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKnown as the Lluvia de Peces or “Rain of Fish,” it is said to occur at least once and sometimes twice in a year in the small town of Yoro. During a massive rain storm, hundreds of small silver fish supposedly rain from the sky onto the streets of the small town. The likely scientific […]
What is the hottest place on earth?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeath Valley’s name says it all — it is the hottest place on Earth. Death Valley currently holds the record for hottest air temperature ever recorded. The desert valley reached highs of 56.7 degrees in the summer of 1913, which would apparently push the limits of human survival. Average temperatures today reach 47 degrees during […]
What causes kidney stones?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe leading cause of kidney stones is a lack of water in the body. Stones are more commonly found in individuals who drink less than the recommended eight to ten glasses of water a day. When there is not enough water to dilute the uric acid (a component of urine), the urine becomes more acidic. […]
Who invented the cell phone?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere once was a time when cell phones were rare and reserved mostly for professionals who could afford one. Today, it’s hard to imagine a world without them. Even if you don’t own one yourself, you probably see dozens of people talking on a cell phone every day. The rate at which we adopted the […]
Harmful algal bloom
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY FARHAN ZULKIPLEE We can see sometimes the ocean, river and lakes change colour from blue to red, brown and green. This phenomenon is caused by an algae bloom. Algae is a microorganism which will grow and proliferate when there are abundant nutrients in the water. It will rapidly multiply and changes the water colour […]
What is the world’s oldest vertebrate?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIT kicks off the bowhead whale as the oldest vertebrate animas. Meet the Greenland shark. Using a new technique examining the shark’s eye nucleus, scientists at Copenhagen and Oxford universities said one shark they studied lived for 392 years. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]At 400 years, the oldest of this species was born when Pope […]
Why does the moon sometimes appear orange or red?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE orange and red tints that the Sun and Moon sometimes take on are caused by particles in the Earth’s atmosphere. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] When light (or more specifically, packets of light called photons) from an astronomical object passes through the Earth’s atmosphere, it scatters off particles in the atmosphere. It turns out […]